Heritage Garden

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. - 1 Corinthians 3:7

The Heritage Garden is a container garden located between the Family Life Center and Child Development Center. It was planted on May 1, 2011 by an amazing group of Heritage volunteers! We are growing tomatoes, peppers and herbs to give to the Forest Park Ministry Center in an effort to provide fresh vegetables to the least of these (Matthew 25). Check back frequently as this page will be updated with new info about the progress and harvest of this garden, the first in the history of our church. Contact Adam Bishop if you have a desire to help.

August 18, 2011

Our tomato plants did all they could this summer. We have cut them down and are preparing for a possible fall crop of other vegetables. Our banana and jalapeno peppers are still producing and we will keep them going as much as possible. Here are some totals as of today:

Tomatoes : 67 lbs. 15 oz.

Peppers (Banana and Jalapeno) : 17 lbs. 9 oz.

We also had a few church members who took some extra plants and cared for them at their homes and brought their produce up to the church to give to Forest Park Ministry Center. Here are the totals as of today:

Tomatoes : 12 lbs. 11 oz.

Peppers (Banana and Jalapeno) : 1 lb. 5 oz.

Green Bell Peppers : 3 lbs. 15 oz.

Praise GOD!!!! Contact Adam Bishop if you are interested in helping in the future.

July 25, 2011

The Forest Park Ministry Center has been giving our produce. Check out the pic! God is so good!

July 8, 2011

Look at our latest harvest!! God is blessing our garden beyond belief! Tomatoes are starting to turn red and in a few weeks, we are going to overwhelmed with God's Bounty!!

June 11, 2011

We have produce! Our first harvest was today! We harvested a handful of banana peppers and jalapenos. Our garden is growing so well! We hope to have tomatoes soon! God is blessing this garden! Let us know if you would like to help (see above).

May 29, 2011

We have Jalapenos and a baby Tomato!! Wahoo!!

May 17, 2011

Our plants are still growing! Small buds are starting to form. Jeanne Tuley has done a great job in coordinating people to water our pots. Yesterday, May 16, we installed a drip irrigation system that will hopefully make watering more efficient and consistent.